Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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HumanSim: Sedation and Airway, a 3D virtual trainer for administering emergency anesthesia and managing breathing for critically-injured or ill patients, is now available for free from Virtual Heroes to support healthcare workers as they adapt to unprecedented requirements in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Image credit: Virtual... 7 April 2020
The Levels of Fidelity (LoF) planning committee has postponed the biennial conference, originally scheduled for April in Boise, Idaho, due to travel concerns surrounding COVID-19. The training and simulation conference, which brings together members of industry, military and government civilian workforces from over 17 countries, is now scheduled for... 6 April 2020
Hevilift, an air charter operator based in Papua New Guinea (PNG), providing transportation services for personnel and equipment in the region, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for online pilot training. Image credit: Avsoft International Hevilift is using Avsoft’s ATR 72-500 aircraft systems e-learning course to provide initial... 6 April 2020
Area9 Lyceum has successfully attained JOSCAR (Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) accreditation, used by the aerospace, defense and security industry to prequalify suppliers. JOSCAR, an initiative led by ADS Group, brings together prime contractors as registered buyers, as well as registered suppliers by invitation only. As a tool for... 6 April 2020
Trideum Corporation announces the hiring of Rod Summers as operations manager for the Huntsville, Alabama and Redstone markets. In this position, Summers will manage Trideum’s business portfolio in the area and pursue new business opportunities for the local company. “As Trideum continues to focus its efforts across our customer... 6 April 2020
Varjo is partnering with Cognitive3D, a Canadian company that provides tools for professionals to measure and understand user behavior in immersive environments. The Cognitive3D software can be used to capture user interactions, position, biometrics and eye tracking using Varjo’s virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) headsets. Image credit: Varjo Combined with... 3 April 2020
Health Scholars received $1 million in grant funding for surge provider training to help combat COVID-19. The grant will provide approximately14,000 providers its virtual reality (VR) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Desktop Simulation Training to assist health systems with preparedness training. It will enable hospitals to quickly deploy training to... 3 April 2020
After three years of resounding support from Commanders, Senior Instructor Pilots, and Master Gunners, the Apache Gunnery Trainer (AGT) is heading to the flight line at U.S. Army Ft Rucker, Alabama. Developed from previous AH-64 collective trainers sold internationally, refined to support the Air Cav Leader’s course and prototyped... 3 April 2020
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, IntelyCare is launching the first training certification program specific to nursing facilities. The training will update nursing professionals on COVID-19 prevention and treatment practices in order to maintain the health of nurses and patients during the outbreak. “As we monitored the spread of... 3 April 2020
Group Editor Martin Kauchak provides a “wellness report” during the coronavirus outbreak on two S&T industry members, Frasca International and Mint Software Systems. CAT readers are well aware of the physical and financial tolls the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exact on the broad civil aviation community. While decreasing airline... 2 April 2020
